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Inspection · 2024-10-28

Date
2024-10-28
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Sharon Curlee
(804) 840-8312
SHSIA monitoring inspection of an approved subsidy vendor to determine compliance with current subsidy requirements regarding the health and safety of children and to promote quality standards for the children in their care.
No

Areas Reviewed

8VAC20-780 Administration.
8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training.
8VAC20-780 Physical Plant.
8VAC20-780 Special Care Provisions and Emergencies
8VAC20-780 Special Services.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS.
8VAC20-820 HEARINGS PROCEDURES.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Inspector Notes

An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated on October 28, 2024, and completed on October 28, 2024. The Department issued a Notice of Intent to Deny Renewal Application for a License on October 10, 2024, as a result of high-risk violations. The on-site inspection began at 12:45 pm and ended at 1:20 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were eight children present and two caregivers; the point total was 17. The inspector reviewed three children' s records and two caregiver records on-site.
This inspection included document review (i.e . Injury logs, policies and procedures, emergency drill logs, medication administration logs, authorization forms), tour of the facility, interviews, and observations.
Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law, and violations are documented on the violation notice issued to the program.

Violations

3
Standard 8VAC20-800-240-A
Repeat
Areas and furnishings of the family day home, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe, and operable condition. Unsafe conditions shall include, but not be limited to, the presence of poisonous plants; tripping hazards; unstable heavy equipment, furniture, or other items that a child could pull down on himself; splintered, cracked, or otherwise deteriorating wood; chipped or peeling paint; visible cracks, bending or warping, rusting, or breakage of any equipment; head entrapment hazards; and protruding nails, bolts, or other components that could entangle or could snag skin.

The wooden railing at the side door entrance has separated and eight nails were exposed and accessible to the children in care.
Plan of Correction: Per the provider: My husband has someone coming to repair the deck and they will fix the railing.
Standard 8VAC20-800-280
Potentially poisonous substances, materials and supplies such as, but not limited to, cleaning agents, disinfectants, deodorizers, plant care chemicals, pesticides, and petroleum distillates shall be stored away from food in areas inaccessible to children.

The playhouse on the patio where children walk to the outdoor play area contained multiple buckets of paint.
Plan of Correction: Per the provider: We will move the paint from the playhouse.
Standard 8VAC20-800-60-B
A child's record shall contain all required information.

The record of child #1, enrolled for over a year, did not have documentation of the annual review of the child?s emergency contact information.
Plan of Correction: Per the provider; I will have the parent review and sign.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services